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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIII, Issue 30, 4 February 1878, Page 4

I "ANapiar telegram of Thursday says: — The case brought against Captain Peattie by Dr Dale, surgaon-superinten- | dent of tha ship Renfrewshire, concluded to-day. The latter claimed £100 damages from the former for nsaault on the high seas on the Bth November. Mr Sees appeared for the doctor, and Messrs Cotter ill and Cornford for the defendant. The evidence showed that on the night in question the immigrants; in the ship were borderon a state of mutiny. Dr. Dale wished to go among the immigrants in consequence. Some were fainting through the captain; placing on the hatches, and ordering immigrants below, fearing bad weather. The doctor . expressed his determinalion to remove the hatches, and did remove the covering off one of the hatchways with the assistance of the single male immigrants, and the doctor afterwards threw the hatches iuto the sea. The captain threatened to shoot him with a revolver. The evidence also showed that Dr. Dale was incapacitated through drink and granted permission to single men to converse --with single girls at night. After hearing the whole of the evidence the magistrate gave judgment in favor of the captain, mulcting the doctor in costs £8 I9j. The girh by the vessel have great difficulty in. procuring employment at Napier, and most of tbsm express a determination (o seek " fresh field and pastures, new " in Wellington, Dtmedin, or Auckland. We Jbave the following from Friday's Post: — There was a case tried by Mr Crawford R.M , this morning, which ac onetime threatened to be instructive but it ended in giving a warning to j thirsty souls given to cider;. raspberry { cordial, nnd similar drinks, A man named Wendell sued Messrs. Blake ■& Martin for £2 103, for which he alleged he had sold the secret of cider-making. It transpired in the course of evidence that Wendell called upon the defendants and offered to make some cider for them and to sell them the receipt. They objected, as the process was too intricate and lengthy for them to undertake. " Oh, it won't take ten minutes, and I'll just make you a five gallon cask," replied he, and, true to his word, he sent in a five-gallon cask. " This cider (?), it appeared, was made from certain chemical powders, but their particular nature was not stated. Similar chemical combinations pro- ! duced raspberry cordial, or any other syrup which might be required. The cider was, however, not to the taste of Messrs. Bloke and Martin and they refused to purchase the receipt from him. It was proved that a board or elate, setting forth the virtues of the cider and the raspberry oordial, was displayed outside the shop, but this, it was said, was done by mistake. None of (he cider was sold, except half a glass to the plaintiff himself, and it was subsequently poured away. Mr Crawford, after a patient hearing, gave judgement for the defendants.